Collapsible crate or box.



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@THTED STATES PATENT JOHN STRASSEL, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

COLLAPSIBL'E CRATE OR BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN STRASSEL, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and btate of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Collapsible Crates or Boxes, or which the follow ng is a L specification.

liiy invention relates to collapsible crates and boxes and among the objects in view is to provide a collapsible crate or box which can be quickly put together and taken apart, and the sections of which will be lirinly and securely held together and not liable to become loosened in handling or shipping.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1908.

A. further object 01 my invention is tof provide a collapsible crate or box wherein 2 The inieinion consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and con'ibination oi 1 parts constituting the crate or box, as hereinf after fully described, illustrated in the drawlugs and pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings:rigure l is a perspective view 01' my improved device in the form or a crate with the parts secured together. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 5 2-2 of Fig. l. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the sides of the crate. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the ends of the crate. one of the sections it'orining either the top or the bottom of the crate. big. 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line b=5 of Fig. 2.

7 is a perspective view of the form of a box, and Figs. 8 and 9 are sections on lines 88 and 99 of Fig. 1 respectively.

When my device is constructed in the form 01 a crate, it comprises the sections 1 and 2 forming the heads or ends or the crate, the sections 3 and l forming the sides, and the sections 5 and 6 forming the top and bot tom of the crate.

is a perspective of Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 422,722.

of the crate are similar in construction and each comprises strips 13 and L4: ,to one face o1 which are nailed the slats or strips 15. btrips 16 are suitably secured to the strips l5 and let, preferably by beveling the ends of the strips to anti titting said ends into angular mortises is in the strips 15 and i l. The lateral strips in are nailed to the strips it to give additional strength. The strips 16 or each of the sections 0 and a are provided with a plurality of boltopenings is, and i show the said strips lb as being pro- "lCiGCl with two oi said bolt-openings.

'i he sections 0 and b or the crate are similar in construction, and either 0t these sections may form the top or the bottom 01 the crate. .lLaCll oi said sections 0 and to coinprises strips 1% to one face of which are nailed slats or strips 20, and strips 2i nailed to the lateral strips These strips 2i give adt'iiiional strength t0 the said lateral strips 20, the said lateral strips and the strips being provided with a plurality oi boltopenings 22, adapted to aline with the boltopenings in in the strips lb of the sections and a.

it will be observed that the slats 2O terminate short of the outer edges of the strips 19 and that when the parts are set up, a space will be formed between the strips l of the sections 5 and 3, and the strips 13 and it of the sections 3 and a, and into these spaces hi the tongues lb of the sections 1 and 2. The strips l5 and l-l of the sections 1 and 2 also rest upon the ends of the my device in strips 20 to give additional support to the end sections. it will also be observed that the strips 19 of the sections and o are or such a thickness that said strips will project beyond the strips 21 so as to rest upon the ground without permitting said strips 21 to come in contact with the ground.

For securing the sections of the crate firmly yet detachably together, without the use of nails or other securing means, 1 pro vide securing bolts 25 which pass through the various alined openings in the sections The sections 1 and 2 are exactly similar in construction and each comprises strips 7 and 8, to one face of which are nailed the slats or strips 9. The strips 7 and 8 are provided at the ends with tongues 10 for a purpose presently explained. The said strips 7 and 8 are each provided about centrally thereof with a bolt-opening 11.

The sections 3 and i forming the sides provided with slots 28 opposite the thumbnuts on the bolts which secure the sections 3 and 1 to the sections 5 and (5, whereby the said thumb-nuts may be readily manipulated.

The strips 7 and 8 of the sections 1 and 2 are cut away as at 30 around the bolt-openings in said strips so that the thumb-nuts upon the bolts passing through said openings will not project beyond the inner edges 81 of the said strips and thereby not be liable to become accidentally loosened.

It will be understood that 1 do not wish to be restricted to the number of securing bolts used to secure the sections of my crate together, as the number of such bolts may be varied and a corresponding number of bolt-openings provided for said bolts. Also, the number of slats entering into the construction of the various sections may be varied as desired.

TV hen my device is to be constructed in the form of a box, as seen in Fig. 7, I would dispense with the use of the slats and substitute solid boards for the slats in the construction of the ends 1, 2, the sides 3, 1, and the top and bottom 5 and 6. The remaining features of construction would be the same as those described with reference to the construction seen in Figs. 1 to 6.

My improved crate or box can be made in various sizes and of varying relative dimensions.

What I claim is 1. In a collapsible crate, the combination Y 13 and 14, and the top and bottom sections 5 and 6, each consisting of strips 19 and 20, said strips 20 terminating short of the outer edges of the strips 19, and the latter strips forming spaces between them and the strips 13 and 1 1 of the sections 3 and 4, Within which spaces fit the tongues 10 of the sections 1 and 2, the said strips 13 and 14 resting upon the ends of the strips 20, of means for detachably securing the sections together, comprising headed bolts passing through alining openings in the strips 7, 8, 13, 1aand 19, and thumb-nuts screwing upon the said bolts and adapted to tighten the parts as set forth.

2. In a collapsible crate, the combination with the end sections 1 and 2, each consisting of strips 8 and 9 secured together as described, said strips 7 and 8 being pro vided with tongues 10, the side sections 3 and 1, each consisting of strips 13, 1 1, 15 and 16 arranged described, said strips 16 being beveled at the ends and the said ends fitting into angular mortises 18 in the strips 13 and 1a, and the top and bottom sections 5 and 6, each consisting of strips 19, 20 and 21 secured together as described, said strips terminating short of the outer edges of the strips 19, and the latter strips forming spaces between them and the strips 18 and 1 1 of the sections 3 and 1, within which spaces fit the tongues 10 of the sections 1 and 2, the said strips 13 and 11 resting upon the ends of the strips 20 and the strips 19,being of such thickness that they project beyond the strips 21 so as to rest upon the ground without permitting said strips 21 to come in contact with the ground, of means for detachably securing the sections together, comprising headed bolts passing through alining openings in,

the strips 7, 8, 13, 14:, 19 and 21, and thumbnuts screwing upon the said bolts and adapted to tighten the parts as set forth.

in testimony whereot 1 athx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. STRASSEL.

Vitnesses PAUL BLACKWOOD, EMILE SUMFELD. 

